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Proms 2024
22 Jul 2024, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2024 Prom 5: Zemlinsky鈥檚 The Mermaid

Prom 5: Zemlinsky鈥檚 The Mermaid
Prom 5: Zemlinsky鈥檚 The Mermaid
19:30 Mon 22 Jul 2024 Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Bancroft marshals his 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales in two monumental tearjerkers: Schoenberg鈥檚 portrayal of the doomed love between Pelleas and Melisande, and Zemlinsky鈥檚 response to the well-known Hans Christian Andersen story, The Little Mermaid
Ryan Bancroft marshals his 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales in two monumental tearjerkers: Schoenberg鈥檚 portrayal of the doomed love between Pelleas and Melisande, and Zemlinsky鈥檚 response to the well-known Hans Christian Andersen story, The Little Mermaid

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At a concert in Vienna on 25 January 1905, two new, constrastingly impactful orchestral works were heard for the first time. In his response to Maurice Maeterlinck鈥檚 drama on the doomed love between Pelleas and Melisande, Arnold Schoenberg (born 150 years ago) pushes a colossal symphony orchestra to its limits. But Alexander Zemlinsky wasn鈥檛 going to let Schoenberg (also his brother-in-law) steal the show, and wore his broken heart on his sleeve in his orchestral response to the well-known Hans Christian Andersen story The Little Mermaid. Ryan Bancroft marshals his 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales in two monumental tearjerkers that share far more than a birthday.

Broadcast live on 大象传媒 Radio 3

Image: Ryan Bancroft 漏 Benjamin Ealovega

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Proms 2024